1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, et al. v. Citizens for the Abatement of Aircraft Noise, Inc., et al.
501 U.S. 252 · 111 S. Ct. 2298 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 3491
The record
- Term
- 1990
- Decided
- Issue area
- Miscellaneous
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Unspecifiable
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 90-906
- U.S. Reports
- 501 U.S. 252
- S. Ct. citation
- 111 S. Ct. 2298
- LEXIS citation
- 1991 U.S. LEXIS 3491
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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